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israel is a factor in our calculations. i can tell you from someone on the inside, it is not the driving factor of our policy on iran. that is a judgment by this administration and the previous few administrations that an iranian nuclear weapon is a significant threat to u.s. vital national interest. israel matters in shaping certain decisions, but not in the ultimate course. there has been evidence in the last couple months that this administration is not a prisoner to is really desires. -- israeli desire. how do i know that? if this administration had been a prisoner to those desires, obama would have laid out a clear red lines than he did in the conference. we would have greenblatt an -- greenlit an israeli attack on the iran already instead of telling them not to do it, and we think it is a bad idea. we would of committed to doing it ourselves. this is a viable option. how do i know? half of the republican candidates have suggested green lighting, or doing it jointly, or doing it ourselves. there is a way in which you c
israel is a factor in our calculations. i can tell you from someone on the inside, it is not the driving factor of our policy on iran. that is a judgment by this administration and the previous few administrations that an iranian nuclear weapon is a significant threat to u.s. vital national interest. israel matters in shaping certain decisions, but not in the ultimate course. there has been evidence in the last couple months that this administration is not a prisoner to is really desires. --...
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secondly, our strategic alliance with israel is always an important issue. governor romney has been unequivocal in his support for our friends in israel and upending their interests. thirdly, this ongoing issue of how to deal with the impending defense cuts brought about through sequestration are a critically important issue for our nation. $1 trillion in defense cuts over the next two years is simply not acceptable to be able to defend our country and provide you, the men and women who will be in the military, with the support and equipment and material that you need to defend our nation's interests. while president obama has been largely a bystander and not forceful in preventing defense cuts, governor romney has been unequivocal that this policy must be reversed and more resources need to be applied to defense. i am delighted that governor romney has chosen at virginia military institute today to be able to deliver remarks on america's leadership role in the world and on foreign policy. he is a man of immense principle, immensely successful as a leader in
secondly, our strategic alliance with israel is always an important issue. governor romney has been unequivocal in his support for our friends in israel and upending their interests. thirdly, this ongoing issue of how to deal with the impending defense cuts brought about through sequestration are a critically important issue for our nation. $1 trillion in defense cuts over the next two years is simply not acceptable to be able to defend our country and provide you, the men and women who will be...
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to israel's enemies. so of course the rockets have gotten bigger that they've been able to smuggle in and construct there in gaza. the rockets are flying farther into israel, right now up to their capital at tel aviv. because this administration has not stood firmly enough with our ally. we need to make that clear. and this secretary of state should not be authorized by the president to tell egypt, sure, muslim brotherhood appears to be back in charge, sure israel is our ally, sure you want to see israel wichede the map but here's a billion and a half dollars, that's not the message that should be coming. the message that should be coming from this administration is, not one more dime until you start keeping your agreement to protect the border of israel. not another dime. that ought to be the message. because israel sour ally. if you, egypt, are going to be our ally, you're going to have to protect our allies as well. that's not an entangling alliance. that's a country that stands by its agreements. don'
to israel's enemies. so of course the rockets have gotten bigger that they've been able to smuggle in and construct there in gaza. the rockets are flying farther into israel, right now up to their capital at tel aviv. because this administration has not stood firmly enough with our ally. we need to make that clear. and this secretary of state should not be authorized by the president to tell egypt, sure, muslim brotherhood appears to be back in charge, sure israel is our ally, sure you want to...
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strong and persistent for israel. not surprising for someone who started as a grassroots organizer he was deft using force and restraint with the arab spring movement and move for democracy in the middle east. with that i want to thank you and thank the drafting platform. thank you very much. >> i come from the great state of california. i rise today to support the president and applaud him for his leadership in the humanitarian crisis in particular. i worked for the president during the time i had the opportunity to work in the white house during the haiti devastating earthquake in 2010 and i had the honor and pleasure of watching this president lead the international effort in making sure that haiti got what they needed in order to move forward and get back on their feet. and so today there are still two million people who are homeless, 200,000 people who lost their lives, and that year he committed $3.1 billion and it was an honor to watch our president lead this effort. i applaud the platform committee, the drafti
strong and persistent for israel. not surprising for someone who started as a grassroots organizer he was deft using force and restraint with the arab spring movement and move for democracy in the middle east. with that i want to thank you and thank the drafting platform. thank you very much. >> i come from the great state of california. i rise today to support the president and applaud him for his leadership in the humanitarian crisis in particular. i worked for the president during the...
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we are in the gulf or we could be in israel. our true ally is israel. since 2000 they have been pumping oil by the billions of barrels. people do not know about this and they are not a part of opec. if we send troops to israel to protect them, they are our most important ally. what iran is trying to do, what syria is trying to get into israel. they want to take over israel. the bigger plans russian help in these countries. host: is that really the motivation by iran? to get into israel? guest: i think there is a religious and ideological element to some degree. but i think we have seen since 1979 that the iranian government, despite rhetoric, has been pragmatic with security policy. that said, by pursuing nuclear weapons, which iraq things continues -- which iran things continues to its security. so, i think israel is right that a nuclear iran would pose an existential threat. i do not think iran would intentionally use weapons against israel of them acquired them, but there's always a possibility that within a crisis that could be an accidental nuclear
we are in the gulf or we could be in israel. our true ally is israel. since 2000 they have been pumping oil by the billions of barrels. people do not know about this and they are not a part of opec. if we send troops to israel to protect them, they are our most important ally. what iran is trying to do, what syria is trying to get into israel. they want to take over israel. the bigger plans russian help in these countries. host: is that really the motivation by iran? to get into israel? guest:...
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-israel relationship. members should recall that in may we passed the house version of this bill, h.r. 4133 by a near unanimous vote. we will be taking another vote today because the senate has added an important extension of military stockpile reserve authorities. i strongly support this addition and thank the senate for its contribution. mr. speaker, since its founding, israel has faced enumerable challenges to its survival, but the serious threats it faces today are unprecedented. deadly cross-border attacks have taken israeli-arab and israeli jewish lives. they penetrate gaza in the form of rocket attacks. the iron dome anti-missile system funded in part by the united states has changed the rules of the game. in fact, iron dome has been successful in intercepting a remarkable 90% of incoming rockets aimed at once defenseless population centers. there are a couple of iron dome batteries operational in israel in order to protect israel's eight million citizens. as 2165 retains language from the iron dome
-israel relationship. members should recall that in may we passed the house version of this bill, h.r. 4133 by a near unanimous vote. we will be taking another vote today because the senate has added an important extension of military stockpile reserve authorities. i strongly support this addition and thank the senate for its contribution. mr. speaker, since its founding, israel has faced enumerable challenges to its survival, but the serious threats it faces today are unprecedented. deadly...
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they threaten israel. they have a sort of taken themselves out of the normal confines of the country. as a result, the u.s. can come in and say to the, you have to change your behavior or else. host: total nuclear weapon in the tour across all the countries. about 11,000 in the united states, following that with 8500. rick, a republican in new york. go ahead. caller: i was not sure about this young fellow on the show. i did not use a member of foreign relations. i have been following this whole thing about the president of iran saying he's going to wipe israel off the map. i would be more trusting of ron paul's agenda to bring the troops home. iran is not a suicidal mission. we have to be more worried about another -- host: what about iran motivations? their agenda? guest: i feel very old these days. that is a question of iranian behavior. this is a country that has never started a war. basically, with u.s. backing. there is a feeling that i have to agree with that it is not a suicidal country. if a trade
they threaten israel. they have a sort of taken themselves out of the normal confines of the country. as a result, the u.s. can come in and say to the, you have to change your behavior or else. host: total nuclear weapon in the tour across all the countries. about 11,000 in the united states, following that with 8500. rick, a republican in new york. go ahead. caller: i was not sure about this young fellow on the show. i did not use a member of foreign relations. i have been following this whole...
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not merely to israel. and this nation should not leave it to israel without our best bunker busters, without our satellite, without our stealth technology. we should not put them in the position of having to defend us with lesser weapons capability. and i hope and pray that this administration will look more carefully at who the real enemy is, look more carefully at which nation was willing to come back to the peace table, willing to freeze the development of new housing areas and which one was not and which one of the nations, which one of the groups of people in this case the people of the west bank, palestinians, their complete refusal to even recognize israel's right to exist, their continuing teaching of children in the palestinian areas that the israelis are occupiers of palestinian land. it's throughout the teaching of the children in the palestinian areas. and they're doing that with our money. we're sending them money to teach children to hate israel so that there can't be peace. it's time to look
not merely to israel. and this nation should not leave it to israel without our best bunker busters, without our satellite, without our stealth technology. we should not put them in the position of having to defend us with lesser weapons capability. and i hope and pray that this administration will look more carefully at who the real enemy is, look more carefully at which nation was willing to come back to the peace table, willing to freeze the development of new housing areas and which one was...
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i wanted to follow up on israel and iran because you have said repeatedly you have israel's back. and so i wonder why, three years in office, you have not visited israel as president. and related to iran and israel, you have expressed concern about this loose talk of war, as you call it, driving up gas prices further. your critics will say on capitol hill that you want gas prices to go higher because you have said before, that will wean the american people off fossil fuels, onto renewable fuels. how do you respond to that? >> ed, just from a political perspective, do you think the president of the united states going into reelection wants gas prices to go up higher? is that -- is there anybody here who thinks that makes a lot of sense? look, here's the bottom line with respect to gas prices. i want gas prices lower because they hurt families, because i meet folks every day who have to drive a long way to get to work and them filling up this gas tank gets more and more painful, and it's a tax out of their pocketbooks, out of their paychecks, and a lot of folks are already operating
i wanted to follow up on israel and iran because you have said repeatedly you have israel's back. and so i wonder why, three years in office, you have not visited israel as president. and related to iran and israel, you have expressed concern about this loose talk of war, as you call it, driving up gas prices further. your critics will say on capitol hill that you want gas prices to go higher because you have said before, that will wean the american people off fossil fuels, onto renewable...
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, and does he love israel or does he love israel not? and so we know that back in 2011, most of us heard the comments, apparently they didn't know the microphone was live when prime minister netanyahu came up and the comments by president sarkozy of france when he made a comment, something about what a problem netanyahu was and president obama made comments to the effect that, oh, yeah. i have to deal with him every day. it was clearly belittling of prime minister netanyahu, and i know people that heard the comment thought, oh, if you're prime minister netanyahu, that's got to hurt to hear a guy you may talk to quite a bit agreeing with another leader that netanyahu is just a real pain to deal with. so it really doesn't show a love for israel, really. that was more of loves israel not. and then the comments in 2011 when prime minister netanyahu last year was on his way, coming to the united states. he was going to speak to an aipac convention here, and it seemed to be really short notice. the president consulted with people that he trust
, and does he love israel or does he love israel not? and so we know that back in 2011, most of us heard the comments, apparently they didn't know the microphone was live when prime minister netanyahu came up and the comments by president sarkozy of france when he made a comment, something about what a problem netanyahu was and president obama made comments to the effect that, oh, yeah. i have to deal with him every day. it was clearly belittling of prime minister netanyahu, and i know people...
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middle east, that could become a largely democratic in half peace, it will be middle east that accepts israel and becomes a dependable source of energy for the entire world. there is no better way to reinforce the likelihood that others in the world will opt for more open societies and market- based economies that demonstrate that our own system is working well. at one time, our greatness was a reflection of our country's innovations, determination, ingenuity, and the strength of our democratic institutions. when there was a crisis in the world, america came together to help our allies. when there is a crisis at home, we put aside parochialism and with a greater public interest first. in our system, we dated for strong leadership -- we did it by strong leadership. now, our own political conduct has failed to live up to this tradition of exceptionalism. today, our role and our ability to affect change has been diminished. because of our own problems. and our own inability and unwillingness to effectively deal with it. i understand that succeeding at home, setting an example, that is not enough
middle east, that could become a largely democratic in half peace, it will be middle east that accepts israel and becomes a dependable source of energy for the entire world. there is no better way to reinforce the likelihood that others in the world will opt for more open societies and market- based economies that demonstrate that our own system is working well. at one time, our greatness was a reflection of our country's innovations, determination, ingenuity, and the strength of our democratic...
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he voted against aid to israel. this is backwards. we have to always support israel. we should not be supporting iran. >> congressman? >> the packages she is talking about, she has misrepresented the record. i am in fact the one that is supporting that we should not be giving foreign money to a number of places. that includes libya and pakistan and one other country as well. when someone burns our flags and tortures people who have given us information to get osama bin laden -- those people are not our friends. >> he is running ads about me. not one member supported this extreme amendment. every republican said this and make our country in danger. this would not make us safer. this would not make the middle east safer. there are 10 senators that voted for this amendment. this is the position he wants to take the u.s. senate. he is on the extreme edge. he is not being thoughtful or reasonable. this is not politics. this is the safety of our nation. >> our time is running out. we have to proceed by asking the candidates to offer in your final remarks. first, senator mcc
he voted against aid to israel. this is backwards. we have to always support israel. we should not be supporting iran. >> congressman? >> the packages she is talking about, she has misrepresented the record. i am in fact the one that is supporting that we should not be giving foreign money to a number of places. that includes libya and pakistan and one other country as well. when someone burns our flags and tortures people who have given us information to get osama bin laden --...
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>> indirectly, yes. >> are there not a threat also to israel and also to gaza? >> hamas? yes. >> general burgess is iran supporting the insurgents in iraq, excuse me in afghanistan and? >> yes, maam. >> okay and what type of roller they playing in afghanistan? >> they have provided arms. they have been caught. we have found iranian arms in afghanistan, so you know they are working for what would it call a dual-track strategy as they work not only to work against u.s. and calition desires, but while at the same time they want to move forward the government of afghanistan so they're walking a very fine line. >> but they're clearly supporting our enemies and trying to kill our soldiers. >> yes, maam. >> and that iraq will roller they playing right now and how would you describe their the role there? >> i would describe their role in much the same way as they did in afghanistan is a very dual-track. iran does not want a strong iraq on their border, but at the same time, they also want do you know in courage us out of there totally, so again they are walking both sides of the
>> indirectly, yes. >> are there not a threat also to israel and also to gaza? >> hamas? yes. >> general burgess is iran supporting the insurgents in iraq, excuse me in afghanistan and? >> yes, maam. >> okay and what type of roller they playing in afghanistan? >> they have provided arms. they have been caught. we have found iranian arms in afghanistan, so you know they are working for what would it call a dual-track strategy as they work not only to...
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if israel attacks tirana, that will make it our war. -- if israel attacks iran. guest: there is almost no way to avoid being drawn into conflict if, in fact, the israelis take a preemptive action against the iranian nuclear program. we have seen in the past few days, regarding the actions they are prepared to take in retaliation, those will impact directly american interests whether it is in the gulf, the strait of hormuz, or american allies in the region and other priscilla is in the gulf, potentially even terrorist actions directed towards americans. they will be a very real concerns, and that is what has prompted this effort to reach some kind of understanding before the israelis decide to take this kind of action. host: talking about the threat of the israeli government, the iranian nuclear program, and you can join the conversation on their facebook page. facebook.com/cspan, and some of you are already waiting in. miles on the republican line from staten island. good morning. caller: good morning, c-span. i suspect israelis got nuclear weapons to defend them
if israel attacks tirana, that will make it our war. -- if israel attacks iran. guest: there is almost no way to avoid being drawn into conflict if, in fact, the israelis take a preemptive action against the iranian nuclear program. we have seen in the past few days, regarding the actions they are prepared to take in retaliation, those will impact directly american interests whether it is in the gulf, the strait of hormuz, or american allies in the region and other priscilla is in the gulf,...
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israel-palestinian conflict or something else. it is a difficult part of the world. it is more than just energy or oil. the world we live in today is so tightly interconnected. the things that bind american interests to the middle east or other parts of the world are profound and if we cannot turn away and ignore it as someone else's problem. all you have to do is go back to 9/11 and look at the evolution of islamic extremism in response to things happening around the arab world that in that forcing itself in a tragic way on the united states. we cannot ignore this even if it seems hopeless and depressing. we need to have effective intervention there. i truly believe as tempting as it might be to walk away and focus only on the home front that we cannot do that in the world as it is developing today. host: just under 10 minutes left with our guest. where do you get your information these days on syria? guest: it is interesting. for most of the war in iraq and much of the arab spring, i relied heavily on arab mass media, al jazeera
israel-palestinian conflict or something else. it is a difficult part of the world. it is more than just energy or oil. the world we live in today is so tightly interconnected. the things that bind american interests to the middle east or other parts of the world are profound and if we cannot turn away and ignore it as someone else's problem. all you have to do is go back to 9/11 and look at the evolution of islamic extremism in response to things happening around the arab world that in that...
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some border adjustments for israel's security. but then also the most tricky issue again, the question of jerusalem. perhaps as a divided capital of both entities, with east jerusalem becoming the capital of a new state of palestine. those seem to be the general outlines of the problem has been the players on both sides have been unable to move forward. and the fact that palestinians have been split between hamas having control of gaza, making it extraordinary difficult to get any solutions. this will certainly feature, again, in many of the speeches, particularly amongst those who really believe the time has come to create a palestinian state. president obama two years ago made a major theme of his u.n. general assembly address and i am sure he will address one of the biggest disappointments of his administration, in a foreign policy realm, which is the real lack of movement on the question. host: giving his fourth you an address today, about 10:00 a.m. eastern time -- getting as fourth u.n. address. and live coverage of mr. romn
some border adjustments for israel's security. but then also the most tricky issue again, the question of jerusalem. perhaps as a divided capital of both entities, with east jerusalem becoming the capital of a new state of palestine. those seem to be the general outlines of the problem has been the players on both sides have been unable to move forward. and the fact that palestinians have been split between hamas having control of gaza, making it extraordinary difficult to get any solutions....
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in summer 2006, israel was bombing lebanon. there was popular outrage toward israel for their action. or during the iraq war when there was carnage. iranian regime isrunn the best. they're not going to try to wield influence by waving their shiite flag. they're going to try to cultivate the folks by saying if they could be partners and in resistance. the vantage iran has is this a massive oil revenue they have. host: let's go to the republican line. you are on with karim. caller: my comment was about the role of iran and iraq. if iran would like to have a week syria, it does not need a strong syria to get help. once the syrian government falls it'll still be a weak country. i believe they're doing everything it can to a fault themselves in iran and be able to do what ever they will like. am i wrong? guest: that is the very good question. iran's i still scenario is to do everything in their power to make sure the brees team does not -- to make sure the regime and does not fall. order to have this link to hezbollah, they do not w
in summer 2006, israel was bombing lebanon. there was popular outrage toward israel for their action. or during the iraq war when there was carnage. iranian regime isrunn the best. they're not going to try to wield influence by waving their shiite flag. they're going to try to cultivate the folks by saying if they could be partners and in resistance. the vantage iran has is this a massive oil revenue they have. host: let's go to the republican line. you are on with karim. caller: my comment was...
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thousands of years ago when israel, the israel people wanted a cane and they said, we want a man came -- wanted a king and they said we want a man king. going to quote something. they should cut out and get the king nature has chosen. the people refuse to -- they said we want a man king. taking a man king over the kin g of king. 5000 years ago. thank you, susan. host: thank you, donald. we have a comment on facebook. bergen, new jersey -- first a mark.from hawaii, caller: thank you very much. defense, dwards' campaign law is very convoluted. i guess it is like a million or two. even liked another case, the money did not happen. he was talking in those terms. i think mr. edwards will probably have enough cash to clear. he probably wishes he would have somehow gotten his own money or using the campaign funds. you know the old saying -- politics makes strange bedfellows. aloha. host: front page of "the washington times" -- host: and from "the wall street journal"this morning, jpmorgan is in the news. this is the headline above the fold. jimmy diamond in the news -- to's coming to capitol
thousands of years ago when israel, the israel people wanted a cane and they said, we want a man came -- wanted a king and they said we want a man king. going to quote something. they should cut out and get the king nature has chosen. the people refuse to -- they said we want a man king. taking a man king over the kin g of king. 5000 years ago. thank you, susan. host: thank you, donald. we have a comment on facebook. bergen, new jersey -- first a mark.from hawaii, caller: thank you very much....
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and israel. protect israel's qualitative military edge and ensure that israel remains the preeminent military power in the region. lobby against and veto the outrageous parade of one-sided anti-israel resolutions at the united nations every year. the bill also extends the longstanding loan guarantee program for israel, recognizing its perfect record of repaying its loans on time and in full. mr. speaker, this could be a very hot summer in the middle east. egypt is likely to elect an islamist government. while we all hope egypt's new government keeps the peace that it's held for 30 years, the future is uncertain. syria's consumed by civil war, with a vicious dictator backed by iran and hezbollah murdering his own citizens, fueling sectarian tensions and giving rise to radicalism. iran continues its decades long effort to acquire a nukeler weapons capability. sanction -- nuclear weapons capability. sanctions may be hurting iran's economy but iran's leaders remain we hadded to pursue their dangerous
and israel. protect israel's qualitative military edge and ensure that israel remains the preeminent military power in the region. lobby against and veto the outrageous parade of one-sided anti-israel resolutions at the united nations every year. the bill also extends the longstanding loan guarantee program for israel, recognizing its perfect record of repaying its loans on time and in full. mr. speaker, this could be a very hot summer in the middle east. egypt is likely to elect an islamist...
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caller: well, israel is funny. this is kind of why i moved to israel. i call c-span in 2004 in november and cried on the air because i came from a large orthodox community in boca raton, florida. if many lifelong democrats supported george bush because they thought he was so good for israel. i was speaking with the person that leads the pears because i did not understand why he was voting for george bush. his family hosted president clinton in palm beach, or whatever. he said because he is so good for israel. i said i will move to israel, in that case, because he is bad for america. a lot of israelis drank the kool-aid and they were convinced only republicans support israel. i explained that throughout the history of israel it is american policy that supports israel and the president is incidental to that. here it is hard to be an obama supporter. i subject myself to a lot of criticism and venom. i am comfortable in my positions. i don't get my news from fox news. i read newspapers and watch c- span and the committee hearings and everything. i think i a
caller: well, israel is funny. this is kind of why i moved to israel. i call c-span in 2004 in november and cried on the air because i came from a large orthodox community in boca raton, florida. if many lifelong democrats supported george bush because they thought he was so good for israel. i was speaking with the person that leads the pears because i did not understand why he was voting for george bush. his family hosted president clinton in palm beach, or whatever. he said because he is so...
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national security that have to be looked at, whether the investment comes from france, and germany, israel or china. there is a committee on foreign investment in the united states. out of the hundreds of billions of dollars a year of direct investment coming into the united states involving thousands of transactions, only about 100 per year are reviewed by the united states government, and only about six or seven of those involved chinese companies. and out of the hundred that the united states reviews, only about 6%-7% are ever modified. so, the vast majority of investment coming into the united states is not problematic. we very much welcome that. in fact, we at the embassy just posted a huge ambassadors' forum on investment in to the united states, to which we had attending about 80 of the top chinese entrepreneurs and investors. we had about 24 different states making presentations and showcasing a whole list of different products and opportunities for investment in those states, from real estate to food processing plants, high- tech firms, biotech firms looking for investment and for
national security that have to be looked at, whether the investment comes from france, and germany, israel or china. there is a committee on foreign investment in the united states. out of the hundreds of billions of dollars a year of direct investment coming into the united states involving thousands of transactions, only about 100 per year are reviewed by the united states government, and only about six or seven of those involved chinese companies. and out of the hundred that the united...
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it shares a border with israel. we want to keep peace between israel and egypt. so i don't think that disengagement from the whole, which i think is what the caller was suggesting, is really a viable strategy just given what we need the region for. but getting what we need from egypt which includes stability, includes peace with israel, includes access to the sues canal, overflight rights and these sorts of things requires using the tools that we have to get this government to be cooperative. and those tools are economic aid. egypt's economy is suffering very significantly. currency reserves have dipped and the brotherhood is looking abroad what i'm suggesting is that we shouldn't give them anything for free and if they're genuine about wanting to build their economy they will ask for aid but be willing to accept the conditions that the administration should be placing on that aid. host: in the "washington post" on friday this article. guest: so not a problem limited to egypt and libya and syria. the emergence of more radical islamists than the muslim brotherhood
it shares a border with israel. we want to keep peace between israel and egypt. so i don't think that disengagement from the whole, which i think is what the caller was suggesting, is really a viable strategy just given what we need the region for. but getting what we need from egypt which includes stability, includes peace with israel, includes access to the sues canal, overflight rights and these sorts of things requires using the tools that we have to get this government to be cooperative....
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i wanted to follow up on israel and iran because you have said repeatedly you have israel's back. and so i wonder why, three years in office, you have not visited israel as president. and related to iran and israel, you have expressed concern about this loose talk of war, as you call it, driving up gas prices further. your critics will say on capitol hill that you want gas prices to go higher because you have said before, that will wean the american people off fossil fuels, onto renewable fuels. how do you respond to that? >> ed, just from a political perspective, do you think the president of the united states going into reelection wants gas prices to go up higher? is that -- is there anybody here who thinks that makes a lot of sense? look, here's the bottom line with respect to gas prices. i want gas prices lower because they hurt families, because i meet folks every day who have to drive a long way to get to work and them filling up this gas tank gets more and more painful, and it's a tax out of their pocketbooks, out of their paychecks, and a lot of folks are already operating
i wanted to follow up on israel and iran because you have said repeatedly you have israel's back. and so i wonder why, three years in office, you have not visited israel as president. and related to iran and israel, you have expressed concern about this loose talk of war, as you call it, driving up gas prices further. your critics will say on capitol hill that you want gas prices to go higher because you have said before, that will wean the american people off fossil fuels, onto renewable...
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israel. i have to tell you, when you look at the economic apartheid on wall street where the american people are treading on one platform while the zionist regime in control of our country is trading, we are becoming a nation that is completely and utterly occupied. host: that was patrick from pennsylvania. hi, judy. caller: hi. i just want to say that my husband dave and i are very optimistic about the future. we are happy that the president won. our concern -- your last caller was talking about religion and the churches. we don't see why they should be playing a part in our government and big we are concerned about the separation of church and state. we are also concerned about the racial hatred that is going on, especially in florida. that is a concern because we live with that. i think a lot of it stems from fox news and too many people like rush limbaugh. free speech is great but when it goes into hate speech and misinformation, we would like to see maybe the fcc come down harder on orga
israel. i have to tell you, when you look at the economic apartheid on wall street where the american people are treading on one platform while the zionist regime in control of our country is trading, we are becoming a nation that is completely and utterly occupied. host: that was patrick from pennsylvania. hi, judy. caller: hi. i just want to say that my husband dave and i are very optimistic about the future. we are happy that the president won. our concern -- your last caller was talking...
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how vladimir putin views iran anad israel. guest: this raises oil prices which is beneficial to the russian budget and the russian leadership. as far as the actual publication, that is what they are worried about. there could be a war in
how vladimir putin views iran anad israel. guest: this raises oil prices which is beneficial to the russian budget and the russian leadership. as far as the actual publication, that is what they are worried about. there could be a war in
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israel recognizes jerusalem as the capital of israel. i suspect that a good chunk will remain the capital of israel. the question is, how you divide jerusalem so that the palestinians can point -- can claim part of it as its capital? that is something for the future. often a presidential candidates makes the position that the jerusalem is the capital. we do not know that. once you are president, you realize that america's interests in the middle east are not just with israel, but with the arab world as well. how do you reconcile the interests with the arab world? that has been a problem for every president as far back as i can remember. the person who raised the question from new york about iran being just a function of israel -- it simply is not. even if you assume this is a political question and romney was seeking to increase the number of of votes he had in november, that is less than the number of evangelical votes that he might have in november. the evangelical component is extremely supportive of the israel position. again, it is
israel recognizes jerusalem as the capital of israel. i suspect that a good chunk will remain the capital of israel. the question is, how you divide jerusalem so that the palestinians can point -- can claim part of it as its capital? that is something for the future. often a presidential candidates makes the position that the jerusalem is the capital. we do not know that. once you are president, you realize that america's interests in the middle east are not just with israel, but with the arab...
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and israel. >> is that a referendum on israel? for 22%, it is that. i would say, the speech, talking about the 1970 lines was a badly worded speech. they've understood that and pulled back from it. the rhetoric is important. the public policy is also important. you have recognition there has not been a single action that has been less than fully supportive of israel. i disagree with the notion that it was because president obama elevated a palestinian state. the palestinian state has been a strong aspect of every president for as long as i can remember. going back to the first president bush and bill clinton and the second president bush. there has been an evolution about trying to push for things. they were frustrated by piece. i understand the president caused himself some problems by his speech. i believe, however, and this is a case where you do not always say to your friend wonderful, good for you. sometimes you have to say you may be making a mistake. i believe the settlement policy into which netanyahu has been pushed by the nature of the israe
and israel. >> is that a referendum on israel? for 22%, it is that. i would say, the speech, talking about the 1970 lines was a badly worded speech. they've understood that and pulled back from it. the rhetoric is important. the public policy is also important. you have recognition there has not been a single action that has been less than fully supportive of israel. i disagree with the notion that it was because president obama elevated a palestinian state. the palestinian state has been...
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where they continue to threaten israel's existence by pledging that israel must be wiped off the map. this is a direct threat to our closest ally in the mideast. iran's reckless attitude continues to stimulate unrest in the mideast and i fear that their program will cause other countries to develop their own nuclear programs. i thank ms. ros-lehtinen and mr. berman and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california reserves. for what purpose does the -- the gentlewoman from florida reserves the balance of her time. for what purpose does the gentleman from california rise? mr. berman: i'm pleased to yield one minute to the gentlelady from maryland, ms. wedrds. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized for what period of time? mr. berman: one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman veck niced for one minute. mr. ed -- ms. edwards: thank you, mr. berman, for yielding the time. i'd like to engage in a colloquy. after reading the resolution and studying it, i have a couple of questions and i would ask that you clarify your understanding about th
where they continue to threaten israel's existence by pledging that israel must be wiped off the map. this is a direct threat to our closest ally in the mideast. iran's reckless attitude continues to stimulate unrest in the mideast and i fear that their program will cause other countries to develop their own nuclear programs. i thank ms. ros-lehtinen and mr. berman and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california reserves. for what purpose does the -- the gentlewoman...
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i believe the prime minister of israel, benjamin netanyahu, is using the election for israel's best advantage. it's terrible. guest: as far as what's going on with the house elections, a lot of things going to those, including redistricting, which has happened, including funding for campaigns, including the quality of candidates on both sides. parliamentary election where you essentially vote for one party and everybody in that party wins, but it does not work that way. as far as benjamin netanyahu getting involved in american like american not politicians don't use israel as a political football, themselves to it when they think it benefits them. we have seen foreign leaders address congress. they come into a joint session. the prime minister of israel gets the greatest response from congress. in this case it's benjamin netanyahu. he gets the warmest reception. american politicians have been getting the same in israel over the years. host:? what about:? -- what about this and te senat? guest: it's on the razor's edge. democrats had a lot on a line in the last cycle. republicans were not able
i believe the prime minister of israel, benjamin netanyahu, is using the election for israel's best advantage. it's terrible. guest: as far as what's going on with the house elections, a lot of things going to those, including redistricting, which has happened, including funding for campaigns, including the quality of candidates on both sides. parliamentary election where you essentially vote for one party and everybody in that party wins, but it does not work that way. as far as benjamin...
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well, a lot of the denominations run over to israel because they think israel's god's chosen people. but what a lot of people doesn't understand is joseph is the one that got the birth right and where the deden sents of joseph they're right here in the united states. host: joe with the lesson on history. we'll go to tommy on the democratic line from augusta, georgia. what do you think about the future of the united states in the world? caller: yes. what i think about it is that the united states should be a beacon for the world. we should be an example. basically what you see in the united states now is that when this country started, everything was built towards racism towards the black man and everybody else. racism is such an evil religion. we need to not be prejudiced towards everyone. in the south, still people living to integrated schools with black people. these people were taught that they are better in any kind of shape, form, and fashion. but really, when did they stop thinking that they are equal to black folks? mitt romney, even in the mormon religion is discrimination to
well, a lot of the denominations run over to israel because they think israel's god's chosen people. but what a lot of people doesn't understand is joseph is the one that got the birth right and where the deden sents of joseph they're right here in the united states. host: joe with the lesson on history. we'll go to tommy on the democratic line from augusta, georgia. what do you think about the future of the united states in the world? caller: yes. what i think about it is that the united...
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to make peace, israel must be strong. let me assure you. israel is strong. [applause] israel is undergoing its greatest storm in history with horrible bloodshed in syria. a tyrant is killing his people -- killing his children. i admire the courage of the syrian people and i wished them peace and freedom from the depths of our hearts. [applause] in spite of the storm copper -- in spite of the storm, we have to reach out to the young generation in the arab world, to those who strive for freedom, democracy, and peace. dear friends, the palestinians are our neighbors for life. peace can and must be achieved with the them. [applause] a peace based on a two-state solution, a jewish state of israel, and the independent palestine. it was accepted by past and present israeli prime ministers, and american presidents like bill clinton, george w. bush, barack obama, all of them. the president of a two-state solution is a paramount is really interest. we want to preserve in israel that is jewish, democratic. i need from time to time with president habbas and the prime mi
to make peace, israel must be strong. let me assure you. israel is strong. [applause] israel is undergoing its greatest storm in history with horrible bloodshed in syria. a tyrant is killing his people -- killing his children. i admire the courage of the syrian people and i wished them peace and freedom from the depths of our hearts. [applause] in spite of the storm copper -- in spite of the storm, we have to reach out to the young generation in the arab world, to those who strive for freedom,...
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i certainly want to see a stand with israel. i want to see more sanctions against iran. they believe that is our best way to roll back that threat. iran continues. administration sat on their hands and not get involved. we have a chance to seek a more friendly nation come up and to see off mended rishaad replaced. --, did rishaad -- ahmadinajas replaced. >> we're discussing is real situation and hours. the israeli aircraft will depend on refueling as they get there and refueling on the way back. by us. this has to be a joint effort. fairlyerstands very fair the sanctions being placed on the economy. we really have to respect the fact that our alliance with israel is at stake at this point. that will be critical. we really are at a point where we're trying to get the chinese involved. it is critical that we have some success there. there is no stopping for the moment. >> we are down to one minute, and no rebuttal. our last question consummate guest in the studio. he is a clergyman and an educator from indianapolis. >> how do you plan to represent the interests of the citi
i certainly want to see a stand with israel. i want to see more sanctions against iran. they believe that is our best way to roll back that threat. iran continues. administration sat on their hands and not get involved. we have a chance to seek a more friendly nation come up and to see off mended rishaad replaced. --, did rishaad -- ahmadinajas replaced. >> we're discussing is real situation and hours. the israeli aircraft will depend on refueling as they get there and refueling on the...
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-israel -- overall u.s.-israel alliance is strong, there's a real serious difference on this. as we go down to the wire, in the past, sanctions differed with israel on military moves. think of the sueez crisis. but i think you're seeing it played out in the discussions, stepping back from the military man offers -- maneuvers, is the expression of different tack tigs but how to go about the situation. >> a couple of things. i would like to agree with mike. i think it's important to note one thing. there is a significant amount of problems and tensions right now between the two governments and i think from the american perspective, there's a lot of frustration because of the feeling that the netanyahu government is trying to impact the elections over here, and interfering in that. when you do talk to officials privately, they do express significant frustrations. and of course there's been some of it has leaked out to the media as well, including the very heated discussion between ambassador shapiro and prime minister netanyahu in israel, two or so weeks ago. will this amount to
-israel -- overall u.s.-israel alliance is strong, there's a real serious difference on this. as we go down to the wire, in the past, sanctions differed with israel on military moves. think of the sueez crisis. but i think you're seeing it played out in the discussions, stepping back from the military man offers -- maneuvers, is the expression of different tack tigs but how to go about the situation. >> a couple of things. i would like to agree with mike. i think it's important to note...
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the bible says israel shelby as the sand of the sea. the president would not meet with israel. it says those who bless israel will be blessed. host: joe is an independent scho -- caller. the callers are talking about god and everything. i am dealing with the question of abortion, dealing with finances. when i look at people who claim you can stand fast and allow abortion to happen and then claim to be a christian, that is completely ridiculous. to have obama doing that and on the other hand you have this mormon guy who says you can baptized the dead. i am voting for the lesser of two evils. it's really ridiculous. one of the things i noticed about obama is he gave his speech after the debt ceiling issue, he had the washington monument over his shoulder through the white house window, saying he was glad it was open for business. this was ridiculous, because it is a masonic symbols, 666 feet. on the dollar bill there is a crazy pyramid. and here we are, a mark of death and its 2012. pipa candidates, and i would not invite them to dinner. guest: is it not more ironic that the wash
the bible says israel shelby as the sand of the sea. the president would not meet with israel. it says those who bless israel will be blessed. host: joe is an independent scho -- caller. the callers are talking about god and everything. i am dealing with the question of abortion, dealing with finances. when i look at people who claim you can stand fast and allow abortion to happen and then claim to be a christian, that is completely ridiculous. to have obama doing that and on the other hand you...
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i have spent quite a bit of overtime in the middle east, israel, lebanon, and jordan. i was there for the democratic elections which mubarak got 99% of the vote. it was kind of like a fraudulent election. it seems to me like we as a country kind of use the middle east as a gas station. the people of in that region know it. they resent it. it is kind of tragic. we go into iraq. it is like, democracy by gunpoint. then when hamas gets elected in a democratic election monitored by jimmy carter, we have all kinds of opposition to hamas being illegally elected and do not recognize them. and then we have this guy releasing this movie, whoever he is, and it is causing all kinds of unrest. i really think it is disgraceful. i think somebody should really stop him from further doing these kinds of things. i am sure there will be investigations. yes or really upset about the whole thing. i have a lot of friends in egypt and cairo and they are scared. it is not the entire country that is up and arms right now. thank you for my comment. host: catherine up next, an independent. calle
i have spent quite a bit of overtime in the middle east, israel, lebanon, and jordan. i was there for the democratic elections which mubarak got 99% of the vote. it was kind of like a fraudulent election. it seems to me like we as a country kind of use the middle east as a gas station. the people of in that region know it. they resent it. it is kind of tragic. we go into iraq. it is like, democracy by gunpoint. then when hamas gets elected in a democratic election monitored by jimmy carter, we...
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i am going to talk about israel. the reason he went to egypt and israel is because during the time he spent as a child in indonesia with his father, his father indoctrinate him to the point of view that israel was a colonial entity comprised of white western european people. anti-s father was very colonial. if you go back after the first world war, when winston churchill was a young man working in the administration, he was charged with the responsibility of drawing up the borders of the middle east. do not forget, after the first world war, there were nomadic tribes. they could not govern themselves. so churchill was given the responsibility of drawing the line. he created the states of the middle east. those boundaries and they still stand today. that is the reason when the first thing obama did when he became president was walking to the oval office. if that does not tell people something about the mind-set of this man, they need to reexamine it. host: that was jacob from louisville, ky there. here is another twit
i am going to talk about israel. the reason he went to egypt and israel is because during the time he spent as a child in indonesia with his father, his father indoctrinate him to the point of view that israel was a colonial entity comprised of white western european people. anti-s father was very colonial. if you go back after the first world war, when winston churchill was a young man working in the administration, he was charged with the responsibility of drawing up the borders of the middle...
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companies doing business in israel. e-2 treaty investor visas will enable the countries to expand their bilateral investment flow. currently there are over 75 countries whose nationals are eligible for e-2 treaty-investor visas and range from alban yeah to the united kingdom. this bill adds one country, which is already a significant business partner and contributor to our economic strength. we should be doing everything we can to bring additional israeli innovations and technologies to the united states. israel is an incubator of entrepreneurship, a leader in security and defense technologies, medicine, agriculture and clean energy. our country will benefit from their scientific advancements to our shores and spur investment and introduce new products to the u.s. market. a tel aviv biotechnology company developed a cell product to achieve a drastic reduction in mortality in patients with deep wound infections. they invested in an f.d.a.-approved facility in the u.s. they need to temporarily transfer one of their execut
companies doing business in israel. e-2 treaty investor visas will enable the countries to expand their bilateral investment flow. currently there are over 75 countries whose nationals are eligible for e-2 treaty-investor visas and range from alban yeah to the united kingdom. this bill adds one country, which is already a significant business partner and contributor to our economic strength. we should be doing everything we can to bring additional israeli innovations and technologies to the...
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israel can take care of herself. policy toward israel is probably the best. he said what is best for israel is for her to not be depended on the united states for protection. she can take care of herself. netanyahu's book in front of the congress and he said exactly that. america, stay out of our business, we can take care of ourselves. -- netanyahu spoke in front of the congress and he said exactly that. thank you for airtime. >> thank you for your call. we are waiting for rick perry. go ahead. >> think you for taking my call. -- thank you for taking my call. i am a democrat and i have been listening to the vitriol of these republican islands. take this country back, they have been saying. i wonder where they want to take it back to. i cannot believe these people take it at face value what any of these candidates say. this makes them the most ignorant electric ever who would collect hitler as their leader to get obama out of office. i cannot believe these republicans. i won republicans are -- that makes them dangerous. the gop brand has ruined forever with t
israel can take care of herself. policy toward israel is probably the best. he said what is best for israel is for her to not be depended on the united states for protection. she can take care of herself. netanyahu's book in front of the congress and he said exactly that. america, stay out of our business, we can take care of ourselves. -- netanyahu spoke in front of the congress and he said exactly that. thank you for airtime. >> thank you for your call. we are waiting for rick perry. go...
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israel does not declare its nuclear arsenal, and the united states does not pressure israel to sign the non-proliferation treaty. there was some stress on that secret understanding in 1970 because of efforts by other middle east states that are parties to the non-proliferation treaty. you have conferences on creating a weapon-free zone in the middle east. the latest round of talks and amendments to the non- proliferation treaty agreed to language that were to have those conversations. host: st. mary's, ohio, brad on the democrats' line, go ahead. are you there? caller: hi. i have a tremendous amount of respect for -- host: stop listening to the tv and just ask your question. caller: yes, sir. i have a tremendous amount of respect for your position and what it has taken for you to become where you are. my comment -- my question is what is your position on susan rice? was she really that disqualified or was she railroaded by the right for political purposes? guest: that is hard to say. listen, she did not write those talking points that she read. she is taking the fall for what ultimately
israel does not declare its nuclear arsenal, and the united states does not pressure israel to sign the non-proliferation treaty. there was some stress on that secret understanding in 1970 because of efforts by other middle east states that are parties to the non-proliferation treaty. you have conferences on creating a weapon-free zone in the middle east. the latest round of talks and amendments to the non- proliferation treaty agreed to language that were to have those conversations. host: st....
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haveand israel don't anything at stake. they don't have a border dispute or anything that would force two countries to fight each other. iran wants to be treated as a regional power. they want to keep their role in the regional security structure. i remedy given a role -- iran may be given a role in this. >> a large part of the iranian policy is the strong support mpt. they cite that as a justification for their nuclear aspirations. on the other hand, there's an article that says there cannot be proliferation of nuclear weapons. that is the argument that the international community is using to impose the u.n. security council resolutions. there is no question that iran is committed. mpt did not throw out inspectors. they allowed safeguards and cut down on some of the safeguards they were allowing. it is a double edged sword. as is little question of nuclear technology and one can argue that if there is strong advocates for thempt, they should answer questions about possible military actions. >> thank you very much. >> there
haveand israel don't anything at stake. they don't have a border dispute or anything that would force two countries to fight each other. iran wants to be treated as a regional power. they want to keep their role in the regional security structure. i remedy given a role -- iran may be given a role in this. >> a large part of the iranian policy is the strong support mpt. they cite that as a justification for their nuclear aspirations. on the other hand, there's an article that says there...
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america will stand with israel. i made it clear throughout my presidency. >> you are saying i have already made that declaration. >> i will stand with israel if they are attacked. this is the reason whyworking with israel, we have created the strongest intelligence cooperation in our history. -- military and intelligence cooperation between our two countries in history. this week, we will be carrying out the largest military exercise in history with israel, this week. the issue of iran -- as long as i'm president of the united states, iran will not get a nuclear weapon. i made that clear when we came into office. we have organized the strongest coalition and the stronger sanctions against iran in their history. it is crippling their economy. their oil production has plunged to the lowest level since they were fighting a war with iraq 20 years ago. their economy is in shambles. a nuclear iran is a threat to our national security. and it is a threat to israel's national security. we cannot afford to have a volatile re
america will stand with israel. i made it clear throughout my presidency. >> you are saying i have already made that declaration. >> i will stand with israel if they are attacked. this is the reason whyworking with israel, we have created the strongest intelligence cooperation in our history. -- military and intelligence cooperation between our two countries in history. this week, we will be carrying out the largest military exercise in history with israel, this week. the issue of...
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red lines israel and iran. would either of you and you'll have two minutes and president obama, you have the first go at this one. would either of you will willing to declare that an attack on israel is an attack on the united states which of course, is the same promise that we give to our close allies like japan. if you made such a declaration would not that deter iran? it certainly detoured the soviet union for a long, long time. we made that promise to our a plies. >> first of all, israel is our true friend. it is greatest y lie in the region. and if they are attacked i will stand with israel. and this is the reason why working with israel, we have created the strongest, military and intelligence cooperation between our two countries in history. in fact, this week we'll be carrying out the largest military exercise with israel, this very week. to the issue of iran as long as i'm president of the united states, iran will not get a nuclear weapon. i've made that clear when i came into office. we then organized
red lines israel and iran. would either of you and you'll have two minutes and president obama, you have the first go at this one. would either of you will willing to declare that an attack on israel is an attack on the united states which of course, is the same promise that we give to our close allies like japan. if you made such a declaration would not that deter iran? it certainly detoured the soviet union for a long, long time. we made that promise to our a plies. >> first of all,...
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over by a group of people that make them look like babies, totally anti united states, totally anti israel, anti everything. what have we done? and the rest of the world sees how we acted, and they say we just cannot count on the united states. i look at what we have done in iraq. i got in some trouble for saying this, but i'm not changing my mind. the nice part about being -- about not being a politician, is i can say what i want. [applause] if people like it, that is fine, if they do not like it, that is ok, too. look at iraq. the smart people said we went in for the oil. ok, because it never made sense, they never had the weapons of mass destruction. we landed in this absolute quagmire, 1.5 -- $1.5 trillion. i made the statement very strongly a few years ago. i said, look, they have the second-largest oil reserves in the world. people not know that right after saudi arabia -- beset why aren't we at least paying ourselves back out of that -- they said why aren't we at least paying ourselves back out of that oil? and these stupid politicians said -- and some of the press, by the way, in a
over by a group of people that make them look like babies, totally anti united states, totally anti israel, anti everything. what have we done? and the rest of the world sees how we acted, and they say we just cannot count on the united states. i look at what we have done in iraq. i got in some trouble for saying this, but i'm not changing my mind. the nice part about being -- about not being a politician, is i can say what i want. [applause] if people like it, that is fine, if they do not like...
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israel is ruining america and the rest of the world. host: -- silver spring, md., good morning, michael, republican line. caller: i went to history class. i love history. and we have to wonder history. if it happened once before, we got to do the same thing. when we were in a depression -- this will sting my comrades, republicans -- we didn't go history class and read history where fdr taxed anyone that made over $100,000 -- $1 over $100,000 and above. for every dollar, he taxed 90%. okay? now, $100,000 then would probably be $1 million or two million dollars. so it would be $1,000,000.10, i don't know for sure tax it 90%, but it should be more than a 15%, 25% -- it should be damn near 75% to we get of this mess. we need to respect history. most of your callers went to public school and they learn the same thing in public's -- in private school. and respect history. this is a serious issue and a serious problem. i am not a fascist pig i am not a communist, but i am certainly not a fascist. of they are allowing america to go down. and th
israel is ruining america and the rest of the world. host: -- silver spring, md., good morning, michael, republican line. caller: i went to history class. i love history. and we have to wonder history. if it happened once before, we got to do the same thing. when we were in a depression -- this will sting my comrades, republicans -- we didn't go history class and read history where fdr taxed anyone that made over $100,000 -- $1 over $100,000 and above. for every dollar, he taxed 90%. okay? now,...
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with israel if they are attacked. working with israel, we have created the strongest intelligence cooperation in our history. this week, we will be carrying out the largest military exercise in history with israel, this week. as long as i'm president of the united states, iran will not get a nuclear weapon. i made that clear when we came into office. we have organized the strongest coalition and the stronger sanctions against iran in their history. it is crippling their economy. their oil production has plunged to the lowest level since they were fighting a war with iraq 20 years ago. their economy is in shambles. a nuclear iran is a threat to our national security. we cannot afford to have a nuclear arms race in the most volatile region in the world. iran is a state sponsor of terrorism. for them to provide nuclear technology, that does not acceptable. they would like to see israel wiped off the map. they ooffer iran a choice. they can take the diplomatic route and and the nuclear program or they will have to face a
with israel if they are attacked. working with israel, we have created the strongest intelligence cooperation in our history. this week, we will be carrying out the largest military exercise in history with israel, this week. as long as i'm president of the united states, iran will not get a nuclear weapon. i made that clear when we came into office. we have organized the strongest coalition and the stronger sanctions against iran in their history. it is crippling their economy. their oil...
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israel has been an ally. israel is operating under the same rules of government that they have when they have been our close ally. they've made mistakes, so have we. but they're our friend. and friends, as i saw when i was down in florida not long ago, billboard said, friends don't let friends get nuked. we need to take that to heart. but this article from back in september, the day after 9/11, the president said in this article, september 12, from nbc, president obama said on wednesday that while he does not believe egypt is an ally of the united states, he also doesn't consider the country an enemy. quote, i think we're going to have to see how they respond to this incident, unquote. obama said in an interview with telemundo anchor, a host. he was referring him to tuesday's protests in egypt. during which demonstrators angered by a movie trailer parodying profit muhammad breached the u.s. embassy in cairo. . what we're going to expect is that the egyptian government is responsive to our insistence that our
israel has been an ally. israel is operating under the same rules of government that they have when they have been our close ally. they've made mistakes, so have we. but they're our friend. and friends, as i saw when i was down in florida not long ago, billboard said, friends don't let friends get nuked. we need to take that to heart. but this article from back in september, the day after 9/11, the president said in this article, september 12, from nbc, president obama said on wednesday that...
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it is an existential threat to israel. it would unleash a massive arms race in the middle east that would be very destabilizing and very dangerous in an already unstable part of the world. the relationship between the united states and israel has been solid for the last 65 years. it is important to have members in congress that know the difference between the gaza strip and the las vegas strip. we have problems with egypt and problems in syria. jordan is becoming destabilized. the fact of the matter is we have to be very careful to ensure that our ally, the most reliable ally we have and the only democracy in a very dangerous part of a world, has the tools they need to keep their people safe. >> senator heller? >> thank you for the question. the biggest threat to israel today is iran with nuclear weapons. i don't blink anybody here disagrees with that. the second biggest threat to israel today is whether not the united states will stand behind them when they are threatened. there are very few differences between my opponen
it is an existential threat to israel. it would unleash a massive arms race in the middle east that would be very destabilizing and very dangerous in an already unstable part of the world. the relationship between the united states and israel has been solid for the last 65 years. it is important to have members in congress that know the difference between the gaza strip and the las vegas strip. we have problems with egypt and problems in syria. jordan is becoming destabilized. the fact of the...
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speaking of a moral equivalence between iran and israel. there are but a few moments in history that have set the relationship among nations and i believe this is one of them. we must make a powerful and commitment to the nation of israel or we must make a commitment to prevent iran from achieving nuclear weaponry. iran must not be allowed for even one moment to even doubt our will and must not be allowed to think twice about our willingness to act. the fate of the jewish people and the american people, one inseparateable, depend on it. i yield back, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. . the chair recognizes the gentleman from oregon, mr. blumenauer, for five minutes. mr. blumenauer: thank you, mr. speaker. tonight there is a special ceremony as duncan campbell is honored at the 84th annual first citizen award banquet. i'm sorry duties require me to be here in washington, d.c., instead of with hundreds of his friends and admirers in portland. this is a very special award for a unique human being. duncan has a ve
speaking of a moral equivalence between iran and israel. there are but a few moments in history that have set the relationship among nations and i believe this is one of them. we must make a powerful and commitment to the nation of israel or we must make a commitment to prevent iran from achieving nuclear weaponry. iran must not be allowed for even one moment to even doubt our will and must not be allowed to think twice about our willingness to act. the fate of the jewish people and the...
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israel, of course, would have to say that cannot happen. we have to keep the iranians from burning in weapons. -- from bringing in weapons. that means they will control the border between syria and jordan and this new palestinian nation? how about flying into this palestinian nation? who will keep the weaponry from coming in? these are problems that are hard to solve. they are committed to the destruction of israel so these create thorny problems. we have a potentially volatile situation in japan. i got a call from a former secretary of state and this individual said to me that i think there is a prospect for a settlement between the palestinians and the israelis that to the election. -- after the election. i did not delve into it but the idea of pushing the israelis to give something up is the worst idea and the world. they have done that time and again and it does not work. the only answer is show strength, again. some did the palestinians will reach a point where they want peace, that's where you start the discussion. >> [inaudible] i am
israel, of course, would have to say that cannot happen. we have to keep the iranians from burning in weapons. -- from bringing in weapons. that means they will control the border between syria and jordan and this new palestinian nation? how about flying into this palestinian nation? who will keep the weaponry from coming in? these are problems that are hard to solve. they are committed to the destruction of israel so these create thorny problems. we have a potentially volatile situation in...
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the only place is against the state of israel to destroy israel. we should say that that is over. there is no right of return. let's negotiate the future. [applause] >> mr. speaker, i am from falls church, virginia. those of us who are retired enjoy a 4/10 of 1% on our savings. five years ago we were getting 5%. federal insured. given these circumstances, would you reappoint ben bernanke as chairman of the reserve? thank you. >> i have said that i would ask him to resign. if he did not resign, then i would ask the congress to fire him. the first week of the presidency. i think he is not a good chairman. i also have announced i would appoint a commission to look into gold and hard money. the dollar you save today ought to be worth a dollar 30 years from now. we have had a time of inflation that has eroded the value of our money. that is bad. the founding fathers created the constitution to get to sound money. which you have today is pumping trillions of dollars of paper into the world economy. there is a report that the fed has been covertly trying to help prop up the euro. the uni
the only place is against the state of israel to destroy israel. we should say that that is over. there is no right of return. let's negotiate the future. [applause] >> mr. speaker, i am from falls church, virginia. those of us who are retired enjoy a 4/10 of 1% on our savings. five years ago we were getting 5%. federal insured. given these circumstances, would you reappoint ben bernanke as chairman of the reserve? thank you. >> i have said that i would ask him to resign. if he did...